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[Illinois]. Richard Flower.

Letters from the Illinois, 1820. 1821. Containing an Account of the English Settlement at Albion and its Vicinity, and a Refutation of Various Misrepresentations, those more particularly of Mr. Cobbett . . . with a Letter from Mr. Birkbeck; and a Preface and Notes by Benjamin Flower.

London: Printed for James Ridgway, 1822. First edition. 8vo, original blue sugar paper wrappers, [i]-xi, [1], [9]-76 pages, untrimmed. Small tear at the head of the spine of the front wrapper; some light foxing and soiling to the wrappers; in near fine condition. Item #18542

A particularly nice copy in the original condition, published after Flower’s split with Birkbeck, letters touting the myriad benefits of his Albion settlement in southern Illinois even as enthusiasm over the English Prairie experiment was beginning to cool; Flower also devotes considerable ink to an entry in the ongoing pamphlet war with Cobbett. Sabin 24911; Howes F-220 (b); Streeter 1436.